Peter Canning

JANUARY 27, 2024

The FDA this week approved extending the expiration date of all future manufactured Narcan (the 4mg Nasal spray) from 3 years to 4 years. Bottom line: If someone is overdosing and your expired naloxone is all you have, use it.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Naloxone is a well-established medication used primarily for reversing opioid overdoses. Traditionally, naloxone has been used in cases of suspected opioid overdose where patients exhibit signs of severe respiratory depression or loss of consciousness (LOC). Today’s study looks at the role of naloxone in OHCA.

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Peter Canning

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Rest, you overdosed. We had to give him some narcan.” “He He overdosed?” She isn’t the first mother who has been shocked to find her child has overdosed. I tell her how to recognize an overdose and where to get naloxone and how to use it. I no longer have to breathe for him. It’s okay,” I say. Rest,” I say.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 13, 2024

This was not a Code 3 respiratory distress, fentanyl overdose with minimal response to Narcan or even an unconscious stroke patient with the blood pressure of a giraffe. The patient came in working hard to breath, had minimal improvement after meds and treatments and was clearly tiring.

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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Depending on the state, EMTs are authorized to administer 10 to 20 different medications, including epinephrine for an anaphylactic reaction, narcan for an overdose, or albuterol for an asthma attack. Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them.

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EM Basic

MARCH 13, 2019

Today’s episode of the podcast is a myth busting on all the media reports about first responders overdosing by being exposed to fentanyl in the field by incidental contact. 100 micrograms is not enough to cause an overdose in an adult. Even if you were to try to overdose on fentanyl patches this is next to impossible.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Narcan was not given at the scene. Numerous needles from self-injection of opioids were found in the car. There was no indication of hyperkalemia.

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